body.blog-index-body {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0b1119 0%, #0c1320 42%, #0a1018 100%);
}
.blog-index-main { padding-bottom: 18px; }
.blog-index-hero { padding: 52px 0 24px; }
.blog-index-hero-copy { max-width: 760px; }
.blog-index-hero h1 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 3vw, 3.4rem);
}
.blog-index-hero p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 64ch;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.blog-index-section { padding: 8px 0 64px; }
.blog-index-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr));
  gap: 22px;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.blog-index-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.035);
  border: 1px solid rgba(176,141,87,.18);
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.26);
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.blog-index-card .thumb {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.blog-index-copy { padding: 18px 18px 22px; display:flex; flex-direction:column; flex:1; }
.blog-index-copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-family: "Playfair Display", serif;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 2.2vw, 2.5rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.blog-index-copy .meta { color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: .92rem; }
.blog-index-copy .excerpt { color: #d0cabf; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.blog-index-copy .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: auto; }
.blog-index-empty {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.035);
  border: 1px solid rgba(176,141,87,.18);
  border-radius: 24px;
  padding: 28px;
}
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .blog-index-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .blog-index-hero { padding-top: 36px; }
  .blog-index-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}